Alexandra Jaffe And Zeke Miller
Doug Emhoff, left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and first lady Jill Biden, bow their heads in prayer during a virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
January 22, 2021 - 9:34 AM
WASHINGTON - Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced.
The clearest sign that there's a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidelines.
Itâs a striking contrast to Donald Trumpâs White House, which was the epicenter of no less than three separate outbreaks of COVID-19, their true scale not fully known because aides refused to discuss cases publicly.